Hypoptopoma machadoi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Hypoptopoma |
Species: | H. machadoi |
Binomial name | |
Hypoptopoma machadoi | |
Hypoptopoma machadoi is a species of catfish of the family Loricariidae.
This catfish reaches a maximum length of 7.0 centimetres (2.8 in) SL. It is demersal, being found in fresh water in the tropics.
Hypoptopoma machadoi is native to South America, and is known to occur in the Rio Orinoco basin in Venezuela, including the Rio Meta drainage in Colombia.
The fish is named in honor of Antonio Machado-Allison (b. 1945) of the Universidad Central de Venezuela, because of his lifelong dedication and contributions to neotropical ichthyology. [1]
Hypoptopoma machadoi is harmless to humans.
Niobichthys ferrarisi is the only species of the monotypic genus Niobichthys of loricariid catfish. N. ferrarisi is classified in the tribe Hypoptopomatini within the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae. This fish reaches a length of 7.0 centimetres (2.8 in) SL. This species is endemic to Venezuela and occurs in the upper Baria River and the Rio Negro basin.
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Neoplecostomus is a genus of fish in the family Loricariidae native to South America. Neoplecostomus can be distinguished from all other loricariids by a modified shield of small plates on the abdomen with posteriorly directed odontodes; the shield appears to act as a holdfast. The color pattern is generally mottled brown with the abdomen white. The head is long, rounded, and shovel-shaped. The fin spines are weak. They range from about 8 to 11 cm (3.1–4.3 in) SL. The species of Neoplecostomus live in fast-flowing water.
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Apistoloricaria condei is a species of armored catfish endemic to Ecuador where it is found in the Napo River basin. This species can be found in turbid and dark waters, in moderately fast flowing streams, between 2–10 metres (6.6–32.8 ft) deep; no submerged vegetation is found here, and the bottom is made of sand, mud, dead leaves, twigs, branches, and trunks. This species grows to a length of 14.1 centimetres (5.6 in) SL.
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Nannoplecostomus eleonorae is a species of armored catfish known only from the upper Rio Tocantins basin in the Brazilian state of Goiás. This species grows to a length of 2.22 centimetres (0.87 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus and the smallest loricariid catfish known.
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Corumbataia lucianoi is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil, where it is found in the Upper Rio Paraná basin, Goiás, Brazil. This species grows to a length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) SL.
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Hypoptopoma baileyi is a species of catfish of the family Loricariidae.
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Hypostomus weberi is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the middle Rio Negro in Brazil. One record of the species' occurrence refers to a "río Cicipa", which is thought to possibly correspond with the Siapa River, a tributary of the Casiquiare in Venezuela. The species is typically found in rapids or flooded forest environments. It reaches 17.5 cm SL and is known to feed on detritus. Its specific epithet, weberi, honors Claude Weber of the Natural History Museum of Geneva, for his contributions to knowledge of the genus Hypostomus.
Hypostomus delimai is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Araguaia River and the Tocantins River in Brazil. It is typically found in areas with turbid water, riparian vegetation, and a substrate composed of rocks and sand. It is known to be sympatric with other species of Hypostomus, including H. faveolus and H. pyrineusi, as well as species of Aphanotorulus. The species reaches 25.3 cm in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.
Hypostomus renestoi is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Paraguay River basin in Brazil. The species was described in 2018 by Cláudio Henrique Zawadzki, Hugmar Pains da Silva, and Waldo Pinheiro Troy alongside the redescription of Hypostomus latirostris. FishBase does not list this species.